Derived Verbs (Primary)

Initial + Medial + Final

Observation

ᐅᑖᒥ + ᔅᑯ + ᔑᓐ

ᐅᑖᒥᔅᑯᔑᓐ

utaami + sku + shin

=

utaamiskushin

hit against + ice + horizontal

s/he slips on the ice

The verb ᐅᑖᒥᔅᑯᔑᓐutaamiskushins/he slips on the ice is made from the initial ᐅᑖᒥutaamihit against, a medial ᔅᑯskuice and the verb final ᔑᓐshinhorizontal. We can say that this verb has a stem made of three elements: an initial, a medial and a final. Here are examples of (primary) verb stems made of three elements: